Category: | Miscellaneous |
Date: | Pre 16th Century |
Date Description: | Vintage Wood and Copper Expanding Book Rest |
An early 20th century wooden expanding Book Rest. The folding ends are decorated in a late Art Nouveau manner, with panels of pressed copper in a sunflower design. Brass nail heads form the centre of the flowers. The base has fine copper stringing inlaid into the wood. Continental, probably French. Circa 1920.